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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-08

LANcAsrHR, AUGUST 9. iss7.
" hltaey's Wisdsn.

Whltsey's WisAsn.
HecEvtary Whitney has written trench.
~ reply to the report Of . board that has
sseommended the expenditure Of about
oDO00 for repairing the steamer Palos.
Ha nys: "The Palos IL an iron tug of
about 800 tons, q years old, and is in no
soopect war vessel - now understood.
~ cot originally, In 1865, e75,OOO, when
iBpa Was twice its present price, and could
peeoably be built now for $4,000. She has
eat in repairs since she was originally
built olSS, ,24s. She il kept on the Chinese
Station ~ substitute for . vessel Of war
a account Of her light draft, which ena-
bles her to visit the rivers and shallow
bays. I do not approve Of the proposed
repairs. We arc not responsible for the
maintenance or non.maintenanceo Of navy,
but we arc for the proper expenditure of
our appropriation. The excuse that we
must keep her sfoat, or otherwise We shall
have no vessel to take her place, is . mat
~ for Congress. We cannot justify
spending @50, 900 upon the old iron tug as
vsGDel Of war except upon the ground that
Congress had not made other provision for
this service, which is matter for Congress
end not for us to consider"
Yet It has been the regular practice Of
the navy department for the last quarter Of
. century to do al that could be done to
keep worthless hulks afoat. II the busi-
ness-like rule Of the present administration
hAd been in force and Q limit fixed to the
expenditure for repairs, Congress would
long ego have been compelled to order the
building Of navy, and We would not now
b u the mercy Of third.rate foreign pow
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-08

THE Tories have long been looking for
ward to the death Of their old enemy, Mr..
Gladstone, but he bids fair TO dissppoint their
expectations Mr.. Gladstone comes of . long.
lived stock. His ancestry il noted far back
for virility and temperance bis father lived
to be IS, and bis own physique closely copies
that OF Sir John Gladstone Nor il his case
exceptional In British statesnanship Lord
ton died at eighty.one Lord Brougham
reached the age Of eighty.nina Even the
grizzled warrior, the Duke Of Wellington,
who carried mighty cares Of etatesmanship
long after he had laid aside the sword, was
seen on horseback In the parks after he was
eighty, and he died st eighty.threa
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-08
A Court House steepls Takes Fire.

At West Chester at o'clock Saturday
evening the steeple OF the court house
suddenly became . pillar OF fire from
electric wires ussd for lighting the disla.
The hre department promptly responded,
but before stream could be turned on the
flames the interior OF the tower wss severely
damaged. The records Of the building were
about 70 be removed when the fire was extin.
guished, and the public pulse resumed IT.
normal condition.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-08

A correspondent tells the Chester Tunes
Of . man who has made . break In the Gus
tom for years held sacred In the case OF death.
A member of his family died, but he went to
work next morning and continued his daily
svocation each day, and on the day Of the
funeral did not 60 home until the hour for
the services. The oct, while q departure In
the matter OF funeral customs, has not raised
the man In The estimation OF his neigh bora
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-08

Rev. J. p. Farmer, pastor OF the Baptist
church Of Hudson. Mioh., 10 charged with
having Appropriated ct least 1000 OF funds
raised for remodsling the church, and lesves
In addition known debts to trsdtsmsn and
merchants OF 200 ae left Hudson last
week end hts present whsreobouts arc IN
snoWn He came from Penn Yen, N. r., In
1sss eno lecS en unsavo.y record there.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-08
A Spartan Heroisn

Is often exhibited by dslic Ate woman during
the Extraction of teeth But why not save them
in time, with sOZODOST. and thus obviate the
necessity OF taxing one 5 fortitudeg The tenants
Of the mouth. are tar more II kelly to remain ana
10 good service II this sovereign protective IL
used rs safeguard against their untimely de-
struction. The experience and evidence OF host, |,
OF pc ,pie, proves this sanitary fact.
Aug5-f,W,M4w
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-08

BALTIMORE has not . full paid fire de-
partment. The loss OF over Q million dollars
in one month in nres In that city has caused
insurance people to demand full paid de-
partment 1t 10 surprising that 80 big city
should be % small In fire matters
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-08
Detectives aud Private Officsr,

Usually wear their badges Of authority con.
ceaed under their clothing, but Dr. 1homas'
Ectectrtc OIL wears its badges In the form OF
printed labels attachef toeach and every bottle
and complete authnri y to arrest all aches and
pains, ana does It, duty every time. For sale
~ u. =. Cochran, druggist, 1877 and l39 North
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-08
SP6OlAL NOTICH1.
GFlnA

GrinA,
Pleasant healthy grins are seen only on the
faces OF he althy persons The dyspeptic and dc.
oilitaed can smile only in halkhearted way
furify the blood. tone the stomach, ,and strength.
en- the tissues with Burdock Blood Bttters, II you
wish TO laugh well and often. For sale by H.
B. cochran druggist, lS7 and lS9 North Queen
street, Lancaster.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-08
VIII 1, Really Cur. Kn,um.,,.m.

We answer, honor bright, II will cure rheuma
tisni, ana the severest cases too Thomas' Eclec-
trtc O!f was specially prep ,red for the rheu euma-
TIC ana lame. Notice letters from the people
relative to its merits In nearly every paper in
the country. For sale By II. b. Cochran, drug
8lst l3 ana ES Worth Queen street. Iancaster
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-08

MASTER CARPENTER VIM. X. BEARD and
his force are to be congratulated on the skill.
full and expeditions man ner in which they
moved the Big Conestoga bridge
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-08

TRADE DOLLARS cannot be redeemed after
September 8. After that date they will only
have their value - bullion. If you want 100
cents for them, deposit them before Sep.
tember3 g.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-08

"Completely prOstrsted tor days with indiges-
ton ann bilious fever. The effects OF two BOTTLES
Burdoek Hood BHers astInished me; visible
improvement right on" Mr. Noah Bates, III
mira, y. Y. For sale by II. B. Cochran, druggist
l5a and .S North Queen slreet, Lsncaster.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-08

The medicine We most like il that which does
fts work ufck and Well. Burdock Hood Btueys
are the quickest kind of a cure for dyspSpsis
and liver ana kidney affections. For sails by III
street. Lancaster.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-08

HERE'S to you, Mr.. Cold Wave. You are
welcome to Lancaster,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-08

THE majority against prohibition In Texas
10 about 5000 and 10 still growing.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-08
what Three Application Dtd,

81 was troubled very much with sore feet
Three applications of 1homas' Eclectrtc OH an.
tirely cured them. Nothing better in the mar
ket" Jacob Butler. Reading. Pa For sale by
n Cochran. druggist, lT and lS9 North Queen
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-08

Caution.
We would caution the Public to beware of
Dealers Offering kemp's Balsam at less than the
regular Price. 50 cents and d, as oftentimes imi.
tAtons or inferior articles are sold as the uina
In order 70 enable them to sell cheaply ri b.
Cochran. druggist, No. l37 North Queen street ID
tn you free. olSiv6SS
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-08
Notion Department.

Remnant Embroidery. Remnant Hdging, Rem.
nant Laces. Remnant flounciDgs. Remnant
Broken LotS Of Gloves. Broken LOta OF Hosiery.
Broken Lots Of GAuzewssr, Broke Lots Of Cor.
lots Of setchels.
cles foun0 on this counter. but every article 10
marked vt less than cost Of man fActure.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-08
MRDICAL

"l suffered with Dyspepsia and Disoraered
Liver and would frequently throw up bile.
and after esing halt OF II Vas completely cured.
one of my lady customers told me the Regulator
completely cured her OF Stck Headach0.-D.
OLue. Cedar Rapids, Iowa"
yy,-M,W,1Aw
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-08

Remnant Silks, Remnant sstins. Rsmnan,
Trtcots Remnant jersey Cloths, Remnant
Jersey Cloths Remnant Plaids. Remnant Cash.
netes Remnant DelAinss, Remnant SatiDes.
Remnant sssrsuchers, Remnant Lawns, Kem.
nAnt batistes. Rennant Albstross, Remnant
ssrges. kemnant White Goods.
Every piece marked plain with number.
yards ana price. Tho price 10 less than one half
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-16
Grnx Matter of the nrnin.

"Many jokes are made about the gray
matter of the brain, " said DIR, Hammond,
"but will say right here that have
great respect for the gray matter of the
brain. There is no higher organism than
that. II is the grandest organ in man,
and were ever to worship anything it
would be portion of the gray matter Of
the brain. 1t is well for us to know that
the emotions cause more unhappiness and
crime than any other function of the
braina Human beings arc governed by
their emotions, and it is well that they
should be, though it is the emotions that
wear away the brain, and not honest in
tellectual work. Very few people suffer
from intellectual work, and il my men,
DRY serves me l do not recollect ever
having a mathematician for patient.
at is not intellectual work that causes
nervous dyspepsia, but the emotions,
such as anxiety, fear, sorrow and love. I
consider that eight hours are sufficient
for man to use his brain, because if he
exceeds that time he becomes nervous
and fretful, and an exhausted brain is an
irritable brain. You may not feel the
evil effects of the stress of brain work at
the time, but you will sooner or later,
when it will be too late. The men that
work at night with their brains are the
ones that expose themselves TO danger
and death, which will surely come unless
the great strain ON the mind is light
anad >,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-16

"The Spanish continued Crispin,
ssare generally supposed to have the pref
test feet in the world, but do not think
so, although they are certainly the small
est. The foot is very slender and the in
step extraordinarily high, result in a
large measure of the constitutional an
tipathy of the people to walking, as a
Spaniard will ride on horseback when he
has to beg for living. The Germans
have strong, stocky, well developed feet,
inclined to be short, but many of them
exceedingly shapely for all that. The
French foot is smaller boned and rounder
in outline, graceful, agile foot, not so
slender as the Spanish, but longer than
the German. It does not lack strength,
but is more remarkable for quickness and
agility. All the distinguishing qualities
Of the nation are embodied in it's make
up. 1t is no SLOUGH of a foot, tell you.
The Holland foot is very different from
either the Teutonic or Gallo. 1t is
longer than either and lower. / have
seen little thin Holland women, but four
feet high, with feet a foot long, as sure
as you live. They have the longest, low
est feet of any nation on the globe except,
perhaps, the negro, whose foot exceeds
the Holland in length of heel, although it
somewhat resembles it in general make
up. The Mexican foot is modification
Of the Spanish. It % q trife longer and
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-16
The nsv, Lamns Not safe.

1t is o shock to all our youthful preju-
dices, but it is undoubtedly fact, that
the Davy lamp no longer figures among
the safety apparatus of our mines. The
recent mines regulation act settles that
point. An alteration made in the bill
when it was before the house of lords left
us doubtful whether the Davy lamp had
been finally condemned; but Mr.. A. H.
Stokes, one of the government inspectors,
has declared in round terms before the
Chesterfield and Midland Counties Insti-
tuition of Engineers that the lamp is
doomed. At the same meeting the faint
praise was heard Of the lamp that in a
mine where only candles had been pre-
viously employed it might be used to ex-
anime the workings for gas; but, as the
royal commission had held that the lamp
is unsafe in current with velocity Of
six feet per second, Mr.. Stokes thinks
that it is excluded from mines by the
fact that the combined rate of the miners
walk and the ventilation of the mine will
constitute at least that rate Of speed in
the air passing the lamp. He adds his
evidence that explosions have been caused
and men killed in consequence of the use
of the Davy lamp. The discovery is use
full, but il is case of goodby to another
illusion. London News.
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OIL ON the oceans Waves.

In Ciel ct Terrc is an article in which
are detailed the conclusions of Admiral
CLIQUE based upon the British and Ameri-
can official experiments, and others nom
official. Admiral CLIQUE has no hesitation
in affirming that the problem appears to
him to be practically solved. The guam
tity required to protect ship during q
storm varies from about two to three
quarts per hour, dropped from perforated
bags hanging over the sides of the ship in
positions varying with the direction of the
wind
The rapidity and extent of the out
spreading of the oil are marvellous. The
film, by its own outspreading, reduces
itself to thickness Of only one-ninety-
thousandth of millimeter-i. e., less
than two-and a-half-millionth part of an
inch. This inconceivably thin film re-
duces the broken crested waves and dam
gerous 'srollers' to unbrolxen undula-
tons that are practically harmless, as
as they merely lift and roll the vessel
without breaking over it. The oils which
have been found the most effective are
seal, porpoise and fish oils. The latter
are very cheap, their chief present use
being for the dressing of leather, Min
eral oils are reported as too light. 1t is
evident from this that the gentlemen en-
gagged in these experiments have only
tried those which are in common use for
burning in lamps. There is another series
Of oils distilled from the same crude ma
terial, i. G. from natural petroleum and
from shale oils, which are much heavier,
are used for luhricating purposes, may be
had of any density from that of the COM
mon lamp oil to crude dead oil that
sinks in water w. Mattieu Williams in
The Gentleman's Magazine.
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Phenomena of spirituaIism.

It is announced that the eminent
scientist, Professor Huxley, Of England,
is making inquiries into the phenomena
of spiritualism, with view TO elucidate
all there is in it, if anything can be
found. II is well that philosophers and
experimenters in the material turn aside
occasionally to investigate and test what
purports to be immaterial, or SO obscurely
connected with the material that thus far
no point of connection has been discov-
cred. Is the human nervous organism,
like an electrical apparatus, a machine
for the play of natural forces, or is there
something outside and beyond that vi
brates the ''harp Of q thousand strings?"
Professor Huxley, from long study, habit
and thought, is well adapted to settle this
question by all methods heretofore en-
ployed, or any other that may be sug-
gested, or that he may himself conceive.
Milwaukee Journal.
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COLD AIR AND COLD WATER.

Dangers of Keeping the Windows of a
bedroom Open During Sleeping Hours.
There are doctors who tell us that we
should always sleep with one window
partly open, no matter how cold, how
damp or how stormy the weather may
be. Some fanatics go still further, and
insist that all the windows in bedroom
should be open to a considerable extent
during sleeping hours.
The answer to this is that we do not
keep the window open when we are up
and dressed, active, moving about, with
a fire in the room, when our bodies are
even warmer than when we are in bed
When we 60 out into the cold or damp
we put on additional wraps and protect
our heads. When we are in the house
every one knows how delightful it is to
gather around an open ire, with none of
the freezing atmosphere to course in cur
rents down the spine or against the chest,
bringing colds, influenzas, coughs and
rheumatism. And yet we are hidden by
cold-air extremists to sleep not only in a
cold room, but to open the window or
windows in order to breathe pure air,
and thus live to be 100 years DID,
occunied sbo,,jd he yont;iatod os fr os
ouentIv as noss;ble This he;no done
quite enough air makes its way through
the small apertures between the sashes to
one stand nea, closed s,,;rdor, =, s;, "y
time and he will Teel s,na,, h,,t con-
stant c,,r,ant Tq,;s n,,s,,st ,,aa,,'.s -
nercent;hle when ba 10 awav fran, a., .ho
w;ndayv in WAN, ronr, hnt - - tt;s
in connect;or With FIJI rant;iat;o, ~ ar
,,,.onr;oto t;r,os tha. Loaaa az a;s ~ sp
roop n,ra ano,, ,a' athar +h ;u h =;
aoual 10 ma;nte;n fo;r deoraa g
bealtb r;a;l;-a5 ,aa,.sons ea,,at 49,
ss rs, bva;a,. ,. S'''''' S''o' s'''oy
The con7rIeca MI. l,,+ ~, no ,noors full,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-16
History of tho Finger Ring.

OF all the ornaments with which van
ity, superstition and affection have decor
atcd the human form, few have more
curious bits of history than the finger
ring. From the earliest times the ring
has been favorite ornament, and the
reasons for this general preference shown
for it over other articles Of jewelry are
numerous and cogent. Ornaments whose
place is on some portion of the apparel.
or in the hair, must be laid aside with
the clothing or head dress; are thus cas-
lily lost and often not at once missed.
Pins, brooches, buckles, clasps, buttons,
all sooner or later become defective in
some part, and are liable to escape from
an owner unconscious Of the defect In
the mechanism. The links of a necklace
in time become worn, and the article is
taken off to be mended; the spring or
other fastening of bracelet is easily
broken, and the bracelet vanishes. With
regard to ornaments fastened to parts Of
the savage body, mutilation is necessary,
the ear must be bored, the nose be
pierced, the cheeks or lips be slit, and,
even after these surgical operations are
completed, the articles used for adorn-
ment are generally inconvenient, and
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-16

There are a good many devil fish in the
bay, and every few days some of the
fishermen bring in one or more of them.
Emanuel Thomas, the fisherman, says he
he has caught great many devil fish
this season.
1.-THE biggest devil fish, or octopus, as
some call it, that / have caught in this
bay said Mr.. Thomas recently, ''was,
when its arms were stretched out four
teen feet across-that is, its arms were
seven feet long. Then | have caught a
good many smaller ones ON my lines.
They are very ugly things to handle, and
swhusss "a. Them osID of tiie wft6f | ann
not, for a moment even, careless how
handle them. They have mouth just
like parrot 1t is located just under the
sack or body. The long arms are COW
cred ON the under side with valve suckers,
which exert extraordinary power. When
they get hold Of anything it is a rare in
stance when they are not victorious.
They are cunning, too, for when they
fasten their around man they work
their arms SO as to get the points into his
nostrils. II they dohe is goner. They
can crush the life out of man or an ami
NAL in moment. When they are at
tackled they throw out a black secretion
which clouds the water, confuses their
antagonist and enables them to escape.
They are very hardy. They will live for
three or four days after being taken out
Of the water. am going to try and take
the next big ono catch to the east
They can be transported without much
trouble. Seattle CIV. T.) Post.
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Conrtlnr. tho Newshnvs.

The newsboy bids fair to become one
Of the most pampered members of so~
ciety. Newspaper publishers are begin
ming to appreciate the value of his intlu-
enee in building up calculations, and are
therefore making much of him. All the
newsboys in New York were recently
given a theatre party by publisher who
wished to gain their good will, AN entire
theatre being necessary to hold the
guests. Not long ago another publisher
gave the boys picnic in the country,
and the territory surrounding the scene
of their festivities still looks as though it
had been devastated by an invading
army. A Detroit publisher carried his
enterprise so far as to bring on ball
nine Of newsboys from Chicago to play
championship game with nine of
Detroit boys. He provided special
sleeping car for the Chicago boys, boarded
them at the best hotel and gave each
newsboy in Detroit certain number Of
tickets to the game, to be sold for his
(the boys individual benefit. If the
competition among the newspaper pub
fishers continues, we may expect to see
free excursions to Europe provided for
newsboys, and find them selling their
papers from coupes and indulging in
such other luxuries as may suggest them
selves to the minds of enterprislng mana
gers anxious to secure their good will.
While the notion on the part of those
who provide these benefits for the boys
are not altogether philanthropic, the pub
lie at large is doubtless quite willing to
see the generosity carried to any extent,
believing that the life of the newsboy is
none too crowded with enjoyment.
Hardship is his daily portion, and an oc-
casional spree of rational sort may be
the means of squirting his ambition with
the desire to reach a plane of life where
enjoyment is more frequent. New York
Commercial Advertiser.
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xtent Of rxperimental Surgery.

I was walking The other day with a
young physician, who, after graduating,
spent couple of years attached to the
staff of a big city hospital. This is quite
a common practice with our developing
doctors, the posts furnishing them with
ample opportunity for experience, and
affording them living though they gain
no money by them. My acquaintance in
this instance remarked;
ut would make your eyes open to
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-16

not quite so classical in outline. The
chinese have pretty foot, short, small
boned and quite shapely."
How about the American pedal ex-
tremity?'
''Ahl that is to certain extent in
formation, not fully crystallized into a
type. 1t is composite foot, lighter and
daintier than the English or Teuton,
more nervous and longer than the French,
stronger, and more developed than the
Spanish, fated to be the finest, most
shapely foot of the world, and partaking
somewhat of the good qualities of all.
OF course, sir, there are Individual varia-
tons upon all these types, but l would
bet all have got that il had in a room
100 representatives of the leading ma
tons and could only see their feet could
tell the nationality of each every time.-
Globe Democrat.